the events of the plan, and not its participants. God’s choice in Ephesians 1:4, He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight, would refer to the opportunity to become holy and blameless before Him. His predestination would be the adoption made possible to all who would desire it (see 1:5). God’s plan would provide the means of redemption and the bringing of all things back together under the Headship of Christ (see 1:10). God’s sovereignty is expressed